Showing posts with label HIV/AIDS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HIV/AIDS. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Should PrEP Be Available As An Over-The-Counter Medication?

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Yesterday I reported on a push by California lawmakers to make PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) and PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) avai...
Monday, August 12, 2019

California: PrEP And PEP Could Become Available Without Prescription

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California lawmakers are working to make PrEP and PEP available as over-the-counter drugs without a prescription, reports Capital Public...
Friday, August 2, 2019

Trump Promises To End AIDS Epidemic 'Shortly'

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Donald Trump (screen capture) President Trump made some surprising announcements at his Thursday night campaign rally in Ohio, promisin...
Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Podcast: HIV & The Border Patrol, 90s Actor Made An HIV Joke, George Michael's Ex, Gay Star News Shutters

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In this week's podcast: • The chief of Customs & Border Patrol told Congress an immigrant’s HIV+ status is enough to justify f...
Wednesday, July 24, 2019

New PrEP Implant Could Protect Against HIV For Up To One Year

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Pharmaceutical company MSD has announced early, but promising, news  regarding the first round of testing on humans for its PrEP implan...
Friday, July 12, 2019

Experimental HIV Vaccine By Johnson & Johnson To Begin Human Trials

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Pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson will soon begin testing an experimental HIV vaccine in the U.S. and Europe sometime this...
Thursday, July 4, 2019

Researchers: HIV Eliminated From Living Animals For The First Time

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For the first time, researchers have found a way to eliminate HIV from living animals. The approach combines two new technologies: sl...
Friday, June 14, 2019

Documentary: "5B" Chronicles First Hospital Ward Dedicated To Treating AIDS Patients In 1980s

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Pride Month is not only about celebrating the LGBTQ community today, but also remembering how we got here. The new documentary, 5B , t...
Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Get Ready To 'Take Off' With Broadway Bares 2019

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Audiences for this year’s globetrotting edition of Broadway Bares will get to travel the world and check out the sexy sights when New York...
Monday, May 6, 2019

Podcast: Trump Administration Allows Doctors To Turn Away LGBTQs. GLAAD honors Madonna, 'After Forever' Takes Home 5 Emmy Awards

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In this week's podcast: • The Trump administration grants healthcare providers, like doctors and nurses, the right to deny care to...
Friday, May 3, 2019

New Study Confirms (Again) Undetectable HIV Viral Load Can't Be Transmitted

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(stock photo via Depositphotos) A new medical study in Europe adds to the growing body of evidence that people on antiretroviral HIV me...
Friday, April 5, 2019

News Round-Up: April 5, 2019

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Some news items you might have missed: • InstaHunk Dan Tai ( above ) believes you should "go hard or go home." #legs #thigh...
Friday, March 22, 2019

Australia: Man Receives HIV Diagnosis While Using PrEP 'On Demand'

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Steven Spencer, who lives in Sydney, told the Sydney Morning Herald he received the diagnosis in December. “I was in complete, as wer...
Sunday, March 17, 2019

Podcast: The Equality Act, Utah's hate crimes law, Pete Buttigieg, Out Recording Artist NIKO Releases New EP

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In this week's podcast: • The Equality Act is reintroduced in Congress • Donald Trump finally fills appointments to the Presiden...
Friday, March 15, 2019

News Round-Up: March 15, 2019

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Happy birthday, Russell Todd! (photo: James Franklin) Some news items you might have missed: • Belated birthday wishes to my longtim...
Wednesday, March 13, 2019

News Round-Up: March 13, 2019

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Some news items you might have missed: • Paleontologist & InstaHunk Francesc Gascó  saying 'good night.' # ImNotMad • T...
Friday, March 8, 2019

PrEP Use Jumps 500% Among Gay/Bi Men At Risk Of HIV

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A new report from the Centers for Disease Control indicates an almost 500% increase in the use of PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) among ...
Monday, March 4, 2019

Second Patient Appears To Be Cured Of HIV

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Scientists report a second patient seems to have been cured of HIV. From The New York Times : The news comes nearly 12 years to the...
Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Trump Proposes Ending HIV Despite His Administration's Track Record

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Donald Trump proposes ending HIV by 2030 In his State of the Union address tonight, Donald Trump says he plans to end the HIV epidemic...
Monday, February 4, 2019

Trump Might Propose New HIV/AIDS Initiative?

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Donald Trump During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised he would be “much better for the gays” than Hillary Clinton...